Red Sox Rumors, News, Opinion - This week:
Aceves Signs, Ortiz Still Pending
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From FireBrand of the AL:
According to Peter Abraham (by way of Nick Cafardo) of the Boston Globe, the Red Sox and Alfredo Aceves have agreed to terms on a one year deal worth $1.2M. [...]...
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- FireBrand of the AL @ 12PM 02/05/2012
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Sunday Discussion: Superbowl Hot Stove
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From Over the Monster Blog:
Happy Superbowl Sunday, all. Obviously everyone's focused on tonight's game between the Patriots and Giants, and it seems silly to try to fight that. On the other hand, if you're reading this, it means you're at least thinking a bit about baseball. So let's talk about that. Why, on this most footballing of days, are we s...
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- Over the Monster Blog @ 9AM 02/05/2012
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Papi points way for prospects at Showcase
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From RedSox.com/MLB.com:
Red Sox slugger David Ortiz was the guest speaker at a banquet to honor the participants in Major League Baseball's Venezuela-Dominican Republic Showcase for the countries' top prospects held during the last two days....
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- RedSox.com/MLB.com @ 5PM 02/04/2012
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Weekly Recap for February 3rd
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From Over the Monster Blog:
Happy last month before Spring Training, boys and girls. We're in the final stretch of the worst time of year, when baseball fields lie empty and covered in snow. Or, this year, not covered in snow, which is unsettling and wrong. In a few weeks, pitchers and catchers will show up at shiny new JetBlue Park. Soon after, po...
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- Over the Monster Blog @ 9AM 02/04/2012
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Red Sox-Yanks history adds to Super Bowl hype
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From RedSox.com/MLB.com:
The hype for this weekend's Giants-Patriots Super Bowl matchup no doubt got some help from years of Bostonians and New Yorkers watching the Red Sox and Yankees play out the greatest rivalry in all of sports....
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- RedSox.com/MLB.com @ 5AM 02/03/2012
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Sox-Yanks history adds to Super Bowl hype
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From RedSox.com/MLB.com:
The hype for this weekend's Giants-Patriots Super Bowl matchup no doubt got some help from years of Bostonians and New Yorkers watching the Red Sox and Yankees play out the greatest rivalry in all of sports....
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- RedSox.com/MLB.com @ 5AM 02/03/2012
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Lester May Be In CampThis Weekend
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From Joy of Sox:
Jon Lester may arrive at the Red Sox's spring training camp in Fort Myers, Florida, this weekend, with probable closer Andrew Bailey close behind. Manager Bobby Valentine i...
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- Joy of Sox @ 11AM 02/02/2012
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Lester May Be In Camp This Weekend
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From Joy of Sox:
Jon Lester may arrive at the Red Sox's spring training camp in Fort Myers, Florida, this weekend, with probable closer Andrew Bailey close behind. Manager Bobby Valentine i...
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- Joy of Sox @ 11AM 02/02/2012
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Valentine planning out Spring Training routine
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From RedSox.com/MLB.com:
Jon Lester, Andrew Bailey and Kevin Youkilis are among the Red Sox's expected early arrivers in Fort Myers, Fla., and the team's Spring Training organizers have worked hard to have a plan in place once workouts begin....
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- RedSox.com/MLB.com @ 10AM 02/02/2012
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The Red Sox, Roy Oswalt, Edwin Jackson, And Not Signing Either
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From Over the Monster Blog:
It's Christmas morning, and you wanted Santa Claus to bring you an Xbox 360. You were very specific about this Xbox 360, and required the one with the 250 gigabyte hard drive. You don't know why you would actually ever need 250 GB for a system with half-gig downloadable games and save data that takes up a few hundred kil...
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- Over the Monster Blog @ 10AM 02/02/2012
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The Red Sox, Roy Oswalt, Edwin Jackson, And Not Signing Signing Either
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From Over the Monster Blog:
It's Christmas morning, and you wanted Santa Claus to bring you an Xbox 360. You were very specific about this Xbox 360, and required the one with the 250 gigabyte hard drive. You don't know why you would actually ever need 250 GB for a system with half-gig downloadable games and save data that takes up a few hundred kil...
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- Over the Monster Blog @ 10AM 02/02/2012
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Initial roster won't be Red Sox's final roster
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From RedSox.com/MLB.com:
It's always been a misnomer to call the 25-man roster at the end of Spring Training final, a point likely to be exacerbated by the number of position battles the Red Sox will host this spring in Fort Myers, Fla....
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- RedSox.com/MLB.com @ 9AM 02/02/2012
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The Over The Monster Podcast - Episode 38 - No Cat Boxes
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From Over the Monster Blog:
There may be a more scattered podcast in existence, somewhere, some place, but I would not put what the ancient Chinese call "Money" on it. That said, I challenge the listener to find a podcast containing more fun per square gigabyte. The patient listener will be rewarded by discussion of actual baseball, but prior to th...
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- Over the Monster Blog @ 9AM 02/02/2012
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The Long Shot Option
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From FireBrand of the AL:
I can’t say this option has much of a shot as this player has been pretty solidly quoted as saying retirement is his number one option. This player of course [...]...
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- FireBrand of the AL @ 6AM 02/02/2012
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GM says Boston likely out of Oswalt running
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From RedSox.com/MLB.com:
The Red Sox are unlikely to add another starting pitcher, GM Ben Cherington said Wednesday night, tempering reports that have linked Boston to free agents Roy Oswalt and Edwin Jackson this offseason....
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- RedSox.com/MLB.com @ 4PM 02/01/2012
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2012 Red Sox Top Prospect Voting #5: Ryan Kalish Leads The Second Wave
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From Over the Monster Blog:
What does a year of injury and futility cost you? Three spots if you're Ryan Kalish. After leading the list last year, Kalish comes in at #4 after a lost 2011.
He's not considered a prospect by all, but Kalish fits the bill in most ways. With only 163 at bats in Boston, Kalish is very much still the kid at Triple...
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- Over the Monster Blog @ 10AM 02/01/2012
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Wednesday Morning Links
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From FireBrand of the AL:
Today’s featured article will be out later this morning at 9:30 sharp, so please stop back and check it out. In the mean time, let’s dive into a few links. [...]...
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- FireBrand of the AL @ 7AM 02/01/2012
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Epstein discusses small vs. big markets
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From RedSox.com/MLB.com:
If Theo Epstein could figure out what causes players to falter in big markets, he told guests at Fenway Park on Monday night, "I'd take it with me to Chicago." The Boston crowd ate it up....
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- RedSox.com/MLB.com @ 2PM 01/31/2012
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Past and present meet at Fenway benefit
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From RedSox.com/MLB.com:
New Red Sox manager Bobby Valentine, Sox general manager Ben Cherington and Cherington's successor, Cubs president Theo Epstein, were all on hand at Fenway Park on Monday for "Hot Stove Cool Music."...
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- RedSox.com/MLB.com @ 5PM 01/30/2012
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NESN’s New Blonde Bombshell
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From Surviving Grady:
Anyone concerned that the loss of Heidi Watney may have sucked some critical blonde mojo from NESN Red Sox telecasts take heart: Mighty Matt Stairs, so mean he once shot a man just for snoring*, will be joining the Sox broadcast team as an in-studio analyst. [*Not true at all]...
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- Surviving Grady @ 2PM 01/30/2012
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The State Of Boston's Pitching Hunt
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From Over the Monster Blog:
We're just three weeks away from pitchers and catchers reporting, and the Red Sox are still (hopefully) on the hunt for another legitimate starting pitcher to solidify the back end of their rotation.
While options such as
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- Over the Monster Blog @ 2PM 01/30/2012
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Oswalt not short on suitors for his services
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From RedSox.com/MLB.com:
Roy Oswalt has been in the top six in the National League Cy Young Award balloting six times. If you need a guy for Game 7 in a World Series, you could do a whole lot worse than the man from Mississippi....
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- RedSox.com/MLB.com @ 9AM 01/30/2012
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The Best Of 2011
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From Over the Monster Blog:
There was debate over whether or not we should be doing this.
For a team that so many had picked to win the World Series because of their off-season acquisitions, a roster packed with talent, and a competent front-office, the 2011 Boston Red Sox seemed...
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- Over the Monster Blog @ 9AM 01/30/2012
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The Best Of The 2011 Boston Red Sox
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From Over the Monster Blog:
There was debate over whether or not we should be doing this.
For a team that so many had picked to win the World Series because of their off-season acquisitions, a roster packed with talent, and a competent front-office, the 2011 Boston Red Sox seemed...
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- Over the Monster Blog @ 9AM 01/30/2012
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Return to the Planet of the Wakefields II
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From Surviving Grady:
While the Red Sox are busy making their plans for the 2012 season, one thing they should do at their earliest convenience is re-sign Tim Wakefield. Ever since he first took the mound for the Sox in 1942 in a spot start for the injured Oscar Judd, Wakefield has been a living piece of Red [...]...
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- Surviving Grady @ 8AM 01/30/2012
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An Early Look at the 2012 Bullpen
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From FireBrand of the AL:
One of the biggest difference we’ll see between the 2011 and 2012 versions of the Boston Red Sox is their revamped bullpen. Ace reliever Jonathan Papelbon has taken his services [...]...
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- FireBrand of the AL @ 7AM 01/30/2012
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First Take: Two weeks of roster tweaking
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From SoxProspects.com:
Plenty of moves have gone down since the last First Take, so let’s get right down to it.
The Move: Red Sox sign RHP Vicente Padilla to minor league contract with invitation to Spring Training
Padilla is the most significant addition to the Flying Spaghetti Pitching Monster the Sox are assembling to compete for spots o...
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- SoxProspects.com @ 4AM 01/30/2012
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Caribbean League Roundup: January 23-29
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From SoxProspects.com:
With the winter leagues winding down, here are how the Red Sox prospects still in action fared over the past week in the Caribbean and around the world:
Australian Baseball League - Play concluded January 22. Playoffs began January 26.
Mitch Dening<...
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- SoxProspects.com @ 3AM 01/30/2012
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